Higher Dimson
Higher Dimson is a locality in Calstock, Cornwall, England. Higher Dimson is situated nearby to the locality Middle Dimson, as well as near the village Gunnislake.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gunnislake railway station and Sylvia’s Meadow.
Gunnislake railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston.
Sylvia’s Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sylvia's Meadow is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare site situated near Gunnislake, in East Cornwall, England.
Hingston Down
Quarry
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: Hingston Down well ywroughtIs worth London Town dearly bought.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunnislake and Drakewalls.
Gunnislake
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mary Ellen Smith, was born here in 1863.
Drakewalls
Village
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Drakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock. Primary education is provided by Delaware Community Primary School.
Albaston
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albaston is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Calstock. It is located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 423 704.
Higher Dimson
- Type: Locality
- Location: Calstock, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.52107° or 50° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.22163° or 4° 13′ 18″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C2QGQCH+C8GeoNames ID
13268986
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